Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly South
will meet next year in Baltimore.
Prohibition has been abandoned in ka-
nawha county, W. Va, and a high-license
tax substituted.
The twenty. seventh annual convention OF
the United States Brewers Association be-
gan in Baltimore yesterday and will con-
clude this evening with banquet.
w. D. Lewis, late president of the Col:
orado Cattle Association, has been arrested
at San Angelo, Tex, on the charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
It is announced that foreign holders of
bonds issued under the consolidated mort
gage of the Kansas Pacific Railroad will sue
Messrs. Gould and Sage to recover
s., 100000.
A Boston woman had issued an Injunction
to restrain neighbor from banging the
cages of two birds from his window. Her
complaint was that their singing disturbed
her morning rest.
The sale OF the indianapolis, Decatur and
Springfield Railroad under foreclosure of the
second mortgage bonds, occurred yesterday
at the office of the company in New York
The road was bought on behalf of the re-
organization committee for 100000.
The marriage of Mr.. Richard Nixon
Washington correspondent of the New Or
leans Times Democrat, and Miss Agnes
daughtet of United States Senator Dolph
of Oregon, was solemnized last night at
Epiphany Church, Washington, Rev. DR.
Geisy officiating.
The fifty eighth anniversary of the Brook,
Ivn Sunday School Union was celebrated
yesterday, when the little ones paraded
through the streets, the girls wearing white
dresses and carrying handsome silk banners
with gold fringe. There were sixty thou.
sand children in line.
The Catholic Young Mems National
Union opened ts convention in New York
Yesterday. An address to the Pope wa;
| adopted, congratuIating him upon the hal
century of his pfiestly career, expressing
their answering fidelity to the church, and
declaring that the best observers of the law:
of the church will be the best observers o
the laws of the country.
Last Monday night, while dining at Del
monico's in New York with party o
friends, Alan Arthur, son Of the late Presi
dent Arthur, became involved in quarre
with an Englisbman about the shutting OF 8
window Strong language was used, ant
young Arthur drew a revolver and threat
ened to shoot the Englishman, who, howev
er, was hurried away by other parties.
The eleventh General Council of the Re
formed Episcopal Church commenced its bi
ennial sessions in Philadelphia yesterday
The trustees for the erection of the Reform
ed Episcopal Theological Seminary, church
edifice and chapel, presented report. Thu
trustees were empowered by the genera
council to purchase grounds and enter con
tracts for buildings, and for this PURPOSE
they were entrusted with 900 to buy th
ground, and the additional sum of $500 O
I for the buildings.
Twenty tramps boarded freight train OF
the New York, Pennsylvania and Obi
Railroad near Kent, o.. yesterday, ant
\ helped themselves literally to fruit and pro
visions. At Kent, local police officers cap
| tured seven of the tramps. Later on the re
mainder of the party attacked and overpow
| ed the crew of local train at Kent, climbed
into box. car and were locked up by th
conductor. Just before reaching Akron
| they kicked the door open and jumped from
the train while at full speed.